Our grass fed beef comes from Murray Grey and Black Angus steers. Murray Grey cattle are the ideal breed for raising beef the way we do. They are naturally polled (meaning no horns) and are very docile in nature. They finish very well on pasture unlike some of the more common commercial breeds that have been bred to finish on corn. The meat from Murray Greys is finely marbled adding flavor and moisture to even lean cuts.
We raise our cattle on pastures and feed them premium baled hay in the winter. In the beef industry, most ranchers don't give their cattle antibiotics. It is in the feedlots where the antibiotics are given to the cows. This becomes necessary when you have thousands of cows on a few acres where they live in 6" of their own muck while being force fed corn with chicken manure and slaughterhouse leftovers. Our cows are never subjected to such inhumane and unsustainable conditions. Instead they enjoy large open pastures with a variety of grasses and legumes. Interestingly, many cows will not eat corn when it is presented to them unless there is nothing else to eat. Usually it is mixed in with molasses and alfalfa to help the cows acquire a taste for it. Mother nature gave cows a digestive system to handle grass not grain.
We always handle our cows humanely and actually grow quite fond of them. Each steer exhibits their own unique behaviors. We don't believe in hot branding, electric prodding etc... We gently herd them when necessary and are careful not to get them stressed out when transporting.
Our butcher dry ages the beef to perfection before hand-carving it into mouthwatering steaks, roasts, and hamburger. Almost everything at the grocery store is wet aged which is a faster process but sacrifices quality. If judging on flavor alone, we honestly prefer our own steaks over any other steak we have had at any steakhouse. Knowing that it is humanely raised and free of antibiotics and other junk makes the beef even more enjoyable. As with all grass fed meats your health will benefit from lower saturated fat, lower cholesterol, and more omega 3 fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). To order some of our all natural, humanely raised, grass fed beef click the link below: